A meta-analysis of the social competence of children with learning disabilities compared to classmates of low and average to high achievement.

From: Learning Disability Quarterly | Date: June 22, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Abstract. This meta-analysis synthesized research since 1990 pertaining to the social competence of children with learning disabilities in inclusive classrooms. Comparisons with average- to high-achieving classmates resulted in medium to large effect sizes for teachers' perceptions of social competence, peer preference ratings, positive peer nominations, global self-worth, and self-perceptions of scholastic performance. A second set of comparisons with children designated as low in academic achievement yielded moderate effect sizes for teachers' perceptions of social competence ... 

<5%; 
                      school district criteria 
 
          AA/HA       Stanford Achievement Test (SAT; Psychological 
                      Corporation, 1989)><25th percentile but not discrepant with 
                      WISC 
 
          AA/HA       SAT><15th percentile but not discrepant with 
                      WISC 
 
   5      LD          significant discrepancy between intelligence and 
                      achievement test scores; one to two hours 
                      resource help per day; school district criteria 
 
          AA/HA       classmates without disabilities 
 
   6      LD          school district criteria 
          AA/HA       classmates without disabilities 
 
   7      LD><30th percentile (reading, M = 17.8; 
                      math, M = 28.4), but not discrepant with 
                      intelligence test scores 
 
          AA/HA       SAT scores><5%; school 
                      district criteria 
 
          AA/HA       classmates without disabilities 
 
  13      LD          average or above-average WISC with achievement 
                      two years below grade level 
 
          AA/HA       classmates without disabilities 
 
  14      LD          significant discrepancy between WISC, 
                      scores><40th percentile 
 
          AA/HA       SAT><20th percentile but not discrepant with 
                      intelligence test scores 
 
          AA          SAT between 45th and 60th percentile 
 
          HA          SAT><3.0 
 
          AA          SAT, stanine between 4 and 6 
 
          HA          SAT, stanine>

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